Books im raving about!
Post lockdown I managed to keep on top of my reading I really
wanted to share some reviews on the books that im raving about!
First up;
The Flatshare.. I put off reading the Flatshare for so long
because from the description’s id heard on it I thought it was a cheesy YA
novel. But during lockdown I just purchased it on a whim and I’m so glad I did!
This book was something else for me. We meet Tiffy who is loud, bright, bubbly
and in a sticky housing situation with a creepy ex boyfriend. So seeks out
Leon, who’s a quiet, reserved nurse who needs some extra cash so rents out his
place while he does the night shift. How bizarre right? Could you share the
same bed with someone you’ve never met? Share the same living space and only
know someone through items and notes. I really fell for this book for a few reasons.
1) The way Beth O’Leary switches between Leon and Tiffy in this book is the
best writing I’ve found so far of displaying two characters as they are. She
completely changed her style of writing when writing from Leon’s view and I
adored this, and it completely set the scene. 2) it felt a like a love story
how they should be told, from friends first. So many times, you read about love
stories and within the first two chapters their in love without actually
getting to know each other. These two really found friendship through their
unconventionally way of living and I adored that.
My second one that I couldn’t wait to read is, Kiely Reid’s
Such a fun Age! This book has been nominated for a booker prize and has been
blowing up around Instagram in light of the Black lives Matter movement. The
book follows Emira, a 25year old woman who is accused by a supermarket security
for kidnapping the child she is babysitting because of her race. A black woman
out with a white baby. Could you imagine? Or do you not have to because no one
would question yourself? We watch and read what it is like being judged for
your race and how to handle the situation and how not to handle the situation
in her boss Alix Chamberlains case. It really was an important and uplifting
story that I think everyone should read and I cannot recommend enough! I
finished this in 6days and a part of me wishing I didn’t finish it so fast so I
could keep enjoying it!
Let me know your books your currently raving about!
Im currently reading: Girl, Woman, Other.
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